After Orlando police shooting, woman's life 'upside down'

Three days after Orlando Police fired several rounds of tear gas into an apartment during a search for a drug suspect, the nauseating odor still lingered.

Every window in the two-bedroom apartment was broken, the ceiling in the small outdoor storage space was ripped down and holes from the tear gas pierced the inside walls. Officers caused nearly $1,000 in damage and now it's up to the woman who lives there to pay for it and clean it up.

"I don't understand what happened," the woman, 21, said. She asked to remain anonymous because of safety concerns. "This has turned my whole life upside down."

On Tuesday, officers in the drug-enforcement division went to the apartment in the 5300 block of Cinderlane Parkway near N. Orange Blossom Trail to investigate an unspecified drug complaint. They encountered Sadiki Allwood, 22, who officers say fired at them from the stoop leading to the second-floor apartment.

Allwood ran from the cops, who then returned fire, according to police. At least a dozen police bullets struck the yellow stucco walls of two buildings, and one hit Allwood in his shoulder as he ran away, police said. He was caught a short time later.

Allwood is charged with two counts of attempted-murder of a law enforcement officer, two counts of aggravated assault on an officer and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Makabee Seow, 28, remained inside the apartment until tear gas forced him out, police said. He was charged with resisting arrest without violence, possession of less than 20 grams of cannabis, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

On Wednesday, officers in the drug unit were investigating another unspecified drug complaint when they encountered an armed man. Officers shot and killed Karvas Gamble, 19, and injured Cordaryl Wilson, 25.

Officers said they found three guns, including two that were stolen, and small amount of marijuana in that raid.

The woman who rents on Cinderlane Parkway said she wasn't home when the shooting occurred. She is upset that she has to move and pay for damages. She denied there was a drug operation.

"Instead of being the people who save you," she said, the police "have caused more damage than good."